Daughter of the Shining Isles

Daughter of the Shining Isles
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Publisher : Barrytown Limited
Total Pages : 362
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ISBN-10 : 158177091X
ISBN-13 : 9781581770919
Rating : 4/5 (1X Downloads)

Synopsis Daughter of the Shining Isles by : Elizabeth Cunningham

First paperback edition of one of Booklist's "ten best fantasy novels of 2000". Writing from her own passionately feminist perspective with a vision of spiritual health beyond shame, Cunningham gives us a Mary Magdalen for our times: Maeve, a feisty Celt, raised by warrior witches to a life of heroism. When she arrives on a magical Druid island, she meets her cosmic twin [J]Esus of Nazareth. Once together, their destiny of passion and courage unfolds. This first volume of The Magdalen Trilogy brings us a vital young woman who is already claiming her place among the great literary heroines of our age.

Daughter of the Shining Isles

Daughter of the Shining Isles
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Publisher : Barrytown Limited
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105025030359
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Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Daughter of the Shining Isles by : Elizabeth Cunningham

Cunningham recasts Mary Magdelene as a powerful young Celtic woman named Maeve who was raised by a band of witches. She becomes a student at the famous Druid college at Mona, where she meets Esus, a Jewish student from Galilee.

Magdalen Rising

Magdalen Rising
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Publisher : Monkfish Book Publishing
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9780983358978
ISBN-13 : 0983358974
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Magdalen Rising by : Elizabeth Cunningham

"Smart and earthy . . . richly imaginative . . . the epitome of the storyteller's art."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, named one of "The Year's Best Books" "This amazing book could well become a classic of women's literature."—Booklist, named one of the "Year's Ten Best Fantasy Books" Young Magdalen and Jesus, brimming with youthful charm and arrogance, find each other and fall in love, forging a bond that is stronger than death. Their pleasure is overshadowed by a brilliant but unbalanced druid who knows a perilous secret about Maeve's past. The prequel to The Passion of Mary Magdalen. Now in paperback!

Daughter of the Forest

Daughter of the Forest
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9781429913461
ISBN-13 : 1429913460
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Daughter of the Forest by : Juliet Marillier

Daughter of the Forest is a testimony to an incredible author's talent, a first novel and the beginning of a trilogy like no other: a mixture of history and fantasy, myth and magic, legend and love. Lord Colum of Sevenwaters is blessed with six sons: Liam, a natural leader; Diarmid, with his passion for adventure; twins Cormack and Conor, each with a different calling; rebellious Finbar, grown old before his time by his gift of the Sight; and the young, compassionate Padriac. But it is Sorcha, the seventh child and only daughter, who alone is destined to defend her family and protect her land from the Britons and the clan known as Northwoods. For her father has been bewitched, and her brothers bound by a spell that only Sorcha can lift. To reclaim the lives of her brothers, Sorcha leaves the only safe place she has ever known, and embarks on a journey filled with pain, loss, and terror. When she is kidnapped by enemy forces and taken to a foreign land, it seems that there will be no way for her to break the spell that condemns all that she loves. But magic knows no boundaries, and Sorcha will have to choose between the life she has always known and a love that comes only once. Juliet Marillier is a rare talent, a writer who can imbue her characters and her story with such warmth, such heart, that no reader can come away from her work untouched. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Passion of Mary Magdalen

The Passion of Mary Magdalen
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Publisher : Monkfish Book Publishing
Total Pages : 614
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ISBN-10 : 9780983358961
ISBN-13 : 0983358966
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis The Passion of Mary Magdalen by : Elizabeth Cunningham

“Cunningham weaves Hebrew scripture, Celtic and Egyptian mythology, and early Christian legend into a nearly seamless whole, creating an unforgettable fifth gospel story in which the women most involved in Jesus’s ministry are given far more representation.”—Library Journal “This year’s must-have summer reading.”—KINK Radio “Lavish and lusty . . . Cunningham’s Celtic Magdalen is as hot in the mouth as Irish whiskey.”—Beliefnet (chosen as one of this year’s “heretical beach-books”) “Explodes off the page with its tales of love, hope, power, and redemption—book clubs looking for a great discussion, take note.”—TheBookBrothel.com

The Shining Isle

The Shining Isle
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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages : 153
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ISBN-10 : 9780738708348
ISBN-13 : 0738708348
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The Shining Isle by : Ly de Angeles

Among us walk a race older than time-called the Travelers, Tuatha dŽ Dannan, the Sidhe, the Fair Folk, and the F‡'dh, they are the magical beings who remember when forests covered much of the earth and people revered the older gods and goddesses. The Shining Isle is the story of Holly Tremenhere and the small island of Inishr'm. Holly was awakened to the mysteries at a young age, but could not cope with their seemingly alien reality and turned away from them. Now, disillusioned with the senselessness of day-to-day existence, she is ripe for change. Meanwhile, Inishr'm has been targeted for takeover by those who do not understand its significance. The isle and its inhabitants harbor an ancient secret-one they will fight to the death to keep safe.

The Dairyman's Daughter

The Dairyman's Daughter
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X030808555
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Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dairyman's Daughter by : Legh Richmond

Trickster's Choice

Trickster's Choice
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Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 450
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ISBN-10 : 9780375890437
ISBN-13 : 0375890432
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Trickster's Choice by : Tamora Pierce

When you gamble with kingdoms, all bets are off. Legends are born in this thrilling and New York Times bestselling spy saga from the fantasy author who is legend herself: Tamora Pierce. Aly is from a family known for great deeds. She is the daughter of Alanna, the famed knight and King’s Champion of Tortall. But even though she is bold and brave, like her mother, her true talents lie on her father’s side, in the art of spying. When Aly is captured by pirates and sold as a slave to an exiled royal family in the faraway Copper Isles, she strikes a bargain with the trickster god. If she can keep young noblewomen Sarai and Dove safe for the summer, then he will return Aly to her family. The task should be simple, but Sarai and Dove are anything but. It’s a time of murderous plotting at court, and Aly will need to rely on her training and the insights of a strange young man named Nawat to survive in a world where trust can cost you your life. “Tamora Pierce’s books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration. Cracking open one of her marvelous novels always feels like coming home.” —SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Tamora Pierce didn’t just blaze a trail. Her heroines cut a swath through the fantasy world with wit, strength, and savvy. Her stories still lead the vanguard today. Pierce is the real lioness, and we’re all just running to keep pace.” —LEIGH BARDUGO, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Body Double

Body Double
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Publisher : Ballantine Books
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9780345478658
ISBN-13 : 0345478657
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Body Double by : Tess Gerritsen

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles—the inspiration for the hit TNT series—continue their bestselling crime-solving streak. “Crime writing at its unputdownable, nerve-tingling best.”—Harlan Coben Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles is shocked to discover that the murdered woman looks exactly like her. For Maura, an only child, a DNA test confirms the startling fact: the mysterious doppelgänger is in fact her twin sister. Now an already bizarre homicide investigation becomes a disturbing excursion into a past full of dark secrets and twisted truths. It is a journey that leads Maura to the mother she never knew—an icy and cunning woman who gave Maura life . . . and who just might have a plan to take it away. This ebook edition contains a special preview of Tess Gerritsen’s I Know a Secret. Praise for Tess Gerritsen and Body Double “One of the most versatile voices in thriller fiction today.”—The Providence Journal “Masterful . . . Gerritsen rises to her best yet.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “The story zips along.”—Entertainment Weekly “Chilling suspense . . . leaves the reader breathless.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer